Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-19
PROHIBITION COUNCIL,
An All Nights Session OF the State
Central CommIttee-TO be Main
tanned or Non. Partisan Basis,
Prohibition Democrats Recognize Their
DSfcat, bat Have TO Fear OF Being
Ksgd out of the Party.
>reclal 70 me Gaze,te.,

special to the Gazette
WACO, TEX, Aug. 1.-THE state pro
hibition central committee or.enfzsd for
the conduct OF the late campaign, was
composed of fifteen members, with Dr. B.
/. Carroll of this city IS chairman. Four
tee OF the fifteen members were present
at the meeting held las night. Tae de-
EJe-ations tOok pl5ce II the basemen. q
the First Baptist church sud we're pro.
larged until o'clock This morning.
May CT the prominent leaders in the
lste campaign were present, aud Gm1ng
the number no one was listened 80 Wiz
more attention than Hon. Ti0s. i. Bon
ner Ct Tyler. The discussion Of tue
situation was earnest and took 2 wide
range. The result cf the conference was
1lat the committee reached the decision
20 recommend TIE maintenance Of tas
state organization on strictly n3u-1s~-
tissu b2sIs, disClaimirC any connection
with any Of the existing parties, and
leaving PrChibitlJn.sts free 10 use their
Own Judgment inside their respective
party organizations. \ committee OF
five Was appointed to issue en- address,
setting fer Il detail, the work Of the
central committee with an analytical
statement Of the result. DR.. Carroll IS
chairmec of this committee end with.
IN e few day; the address will
be prepared cid published Steps
were GlsC taken TO provide for the IiGuf-
daticn IF such csnpsign expenses as re.
main unpaid, which sum IS understood 10
be in the neigdb0rLOCd Of &l7CJ Prohi-
Jili0rj5t5 Throughout. the state are tx-
pected to assist in this work, sud tie
committee have TO spprehensioEs whist
ever but thsC the money can be raise
easily. This was about al tina. was C-
could be done by the Committee, which
then, st , 8. n adjourned sine Gie, sub
jeCt to call Ct the Chairman. The mem Der.
81 left for their I spectIve homes ts-tsy.
As some q the gentlemen g,10 comprise
the committee are Republicans or laird
party meu, i is easy t. see t1at the
question u Whst Democrats WhJ are
Erc5.birorists propose 10 do il The future
could not be discussed by the committee.
Outside the committee room, however,
me Democratic members were not a. all
10th to express then selves. OLe cad all,
they c0ncede that the vote or August +
settled the question of constitutional
prohibition or regulation Of the liquor
traffic, 81 lc2s. for years to come. They
sccept the verdict Of the people they
will depTecate any attempt, 81 least
in The near future, u have the
question, Is constitutional amend
menJ, submitted 10 popular vote
or even brought up in the Legislature.
Tn y do no propose, however, to cease
| their opposition to the traffic in It's present
! fp-ro -1ri1l ~ a1 Nia md 1o,,it
| innate means, appealing to the orderly
and conservative element in the anti-prO-
hiaitiOn wing Of the party for cooperation,
strive to secure such legislation and such
Q state Of public opinion as will eliminate
ss many of the evils oppertaning 10
! the traffic as may be possible. They
argue that many voters who were
! opposed to constitutional prohibition
were not actuated by any sympathy foi
the saloon, and viii cheerfuIly partici
| pate in any policy calculated to lessen tn
| evils of the traffic As to being resG
out Of the Democratic party or prescribed
/ because Of their course in the late cam
| paign, these gentlemen do not dread o.
appreheHd anything CT the kind. TheI
are disposed to accept the issue as pre-
| sented by Messrs. CleIE, Mills and O-ael
CHILE J-tSl a. Ills E-ZL 5-hLe lJSIlltt &
convention strong anti-prohibitior
plank Will be inserted in the platform
ard are wiling TO make fight, as Demo
Gratis, and within the Democratic party
against such g measure As to tie reteltio,
or reitersion OF the tWeif.b PLANK ia the
present platform, they have nothing &c
say, IS that is NOT under consideration
They simply propose, s. Democrats, &c
measure Strength vi the alti ring OF
the pGrty ii 81 attempt IS made 70 pu. 81
anti blank il the platform, a5iding the
decision, in convention Of TIE party o.
tie subject. They all hope, however, tha
10 struggle will occur over this matte
and express the belief taat the con
serY2Iive element ia the anti Demo
cratic ranks will dominate and keei
down struggle. II it is forced
though, they will NEST it and fight It from
the precincts and counties up TO the stat
convention, wnicl IS the state tribunal 0
last resort, They hold thst the vote 0
August { shows thu. nearly if not one
half OF The Democrats WHO went TO tn
ballot box voted for prohibition, and ST
thus confident OF the sbiltty Of the prohi
o!tion wing Of the party to make its voic
heard and its rights aud feelings respect
ed in the state convention.
THE BOYCOTT.